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About Mayna Village

Mayna is a small village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 55 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mayna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mayna village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 78.57 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 55
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mayna compares

By the 2011 count Mayna is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 78.57 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Mayna

Mayna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Mayna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mayna from other places

Mayna lies about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mayna
Nearest railway station Deula 6.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 18 km

Villages closest to Mayna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mayna

As per the Census of India 2011, Mayna village had a population of 100. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Mayna village has 55 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mayna has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Mayna is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mayna covers 78.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mayna falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Mayna is Deula, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Mayna.

Mayna is about 18 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mayna is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 6.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Falta is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramrampur (under 2 km), Kalaria (under 2 km) and Durbarat (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mayna today is likely to be higher.

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